Mother Made Me a Monster: The True Story of Augusta Gein, the Butcher of Plainfield, and the Mother-Son Bond That Shocked the World

By Kate D. Cindelshade

He was the quiet farm boy from Plainfield, Wisconsin. She was the domineering mother who ruled his every thought. Together, their twisted bond birthed one of the most chilling crime stories in American history.

Mother Made Me a Monster takes you deep into the disturbing world of Augusta and Ed Gein-the mother and son whose relationship blurred the line between devotion and obsession. Augusta Gein believed she was shielding her son from the evils of the world, but her suffocating control, religious fanaticism, and unrelenting grip drove him into darkness. What began as an innocent attachment turned into a macabre obsession that shocked the world in 1957 when investigators uncovered Ed's farmhouse of horrors.

Inside these pages, you'll discover:

Augusta's iron-fisted rule over her family and the childhood that shaped Ed's broken mind.The disturbing devotion that continued long after her death, as Ed preserved her rooms as shrines and searched for ways to "bring her back."The grisly crimes that stunned a small Wisconsin town and inspired Psycho, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and The Silence of the Lambs.The haunting question that still lingers: did Augusta Gein create a killer, or did Ed's madness always lurk beneath the surface?

Raw, disturbing, and unforgettable, this book pulls back the curtain on a story that continues to fascinate-and horrify-generations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FTRGJPL2
• ISBN13: 9798267851404
• Release Date: September 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"